Friday, September 30, 2011

Tales from the Sidecar…

So a while back, Greg gave up on trying
to get me on the back of his motorcycle.I just don’t want to do it.It
would have to be the direst of circumstances to make me climb up on one of his
bikes.

I mean dire as in this scenario:

Say, Godzilla has escaped from
the local high security prison say, Azkaban, for example, and has knocked over
the nearest nuclear power plant.Then he
decides to come after us with a radio-active rod in each hand and he is turning
onto our street and the only thought in his mind is to kill all the people whose last
names start with the letter “H” because he hates the letter “H” and all it
stands for and the only way for us to escape is on the back of one of Greg’s
motorcycles…I mean THAT dire.Even as this is happening and the evil lizard
is bearing down on us, I would probably still try to talk Greg into taking my
Prius to make our escape as it is a more practical and much less frightening ride.

But the wheels in Greg head are
constantly turning.And I mean that both
literally and figuratively.He came up
with a solution.If I wouldn’t get on
the back of his bike, maybe I would ride along side in a sidecar.Thus, Irena, the Ural, came into our garage and
family.I have taken a couple of rides to
date and I am okay with it.It’s much
less scary than being on the back of a bike even if it does put one a little up
close and personal with roadkill.

Here our friend Ed and his son
Conor demonstrate the proper attitude to adopt when dealing with a Ural:

Greg took our friend Maria for a
ride.Note the look on Maria’s face…priceless:

This is what the road looks like
from the sidecar.See what I mean about
being up close and personal with roadkill?

I LOVE the side car!! we had one when I was small...I mean about 4 years old and us kids (4 of us) would be in it while dad was on the bike!! Think health and safety may have something to say about that now...we were in an enclosed one though.

LoL! Love the 'scenario' story! And you're right about getting some beautiful shots as you tooled along... I love that farm scene w/ that white fence & that sky! WoW! Is that a red barn I see off in the distance?

I would love to have that 'Apples' sign to use for decoration at my parent's farm... LoL! =)

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About Me

I am Barb Hale and this is my photography blog. I started this blog for the sole purpose of sharing my photography with others. I am an amateur photographer who is constantly learning. And I so enjoy the simple act of taking a photo. I hope you enjoy my work.

My father left a legacy of thousands of photos and slides behind when he passed. Most were snaps of family and friends. I probably inherited my love of taking pictures from him but I don’t take many pics of people. I prefer photographing things and bits of nature.

Confucius said, “Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” I accept that statement as truth. There is beauty all around you if you bother to look. There is beauty in the mundane and commonplace…and sometimes there is even perfection.